Synonyms
Give a synonym for the word "pretty"
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Possible answers: beautiful, gorgeous, attractive, lovely, good-looking, cute
Give antonym for the word "close".
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Possible answers: far, distant, long, lengthy
Give an example of homophones.
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Possible answers: their, there, and they're
bear and bare
too, to, and two
buy and bye
Give an example of a prefix
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Possible answers: anti-, dis-, in-, un-, pre, mis-
Give an example of a suffix
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Possible answers: -ious, -al, -ity/-ty, -ment, -ness, -less, -ly
Which three words given are synonyms for the word "mimic"?
sour, imitate, repeat, phobia, mock, coach
Answers: imitate, repeat, and mock
Which three words given are antonyms for the word "soft"?
firm, natural, rough, stiff, pencil, coach
Answers: firm, rough, and stiff
Given the following homophones, come up with sentences in which they would work.
Homophone pairs: band and banned
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Where are prefixes typically found in a word?
In front of the root word
Where are suffixes typically found in a word?
Behind (at the end) the root word
What is the definition of a synonym?
A word or phrase that means exactly or nearly the same as another word or phrase
What is the definition of an antonym?
A word opposite in meaning to another
What is the definition of a homophone?
Two or more words that have the same pronunciation but different meanings, origins, or spelling.
What is the definition of a prefix?
A word, letter, or number placed before another
What is the definition of a suffix?
A word or letter(s) added at the end of a word
"Harry, please stop. You're starting to humiliate me!"
Please replace the underlined word with a synonym.
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Possible answers: embarrassing, shaming, upsetting, flustering
"I am sorry to inform you all, but we will not resume the following program due to weather."
Please replace the underlined word/ change the sentence with an antonym.
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Possible answers: discontinue, halt, stop
Fill in the blanks:
For my mom's birthday, I made her a cake with __________ (flour, flower) and I also picked her a ______________ (flour, flower).
For my mom's birthday, I made her a cake using four cups of flour and I also picked her a flower.
What is the prefix in the word? What does that prefix mean? How does the prefix in the following word change it's meaning?
Word: misunderstood
Prefix is mis-
Prefix (mis-) means -- wrongly or incorrectly
Changes the meaning by making it the opposite/an antonym
What is the suffix in the word? What does that suffix mean? How does the suffix in the following word change it's meaning?
Word: achievement
Suffix is (-ment)
Suffix (-ment) means -- condition/forming a noun from an adjective
It changes the meaning by making it a noun, instead of an adjective (achieve vs achievement)